The best supermarket BBQ food revealed in blind taste test including burgers and bangers
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THE best supermarket BBQ food has been revealed in a blind taste test.
BBC Good Food has published the results of its Good Food Summer Taste Awards 2025.
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The best BBQ food for summer 2025 has been revealed
A panel of experts blind-tasted more than 140 products submitted by 12 UK supermarkets across 16 categories.
All packaging is removed and the products are prepared by a home economist according to packet instructions.
This is to ensure the judging is fair and unbiased.
Bargain retailer Aldi won three awards, scooping best vegan sausages, BBQ meat hero, and best sharing bread.
Its Specially Selected Ultimate No-Pork Sausages, were crowned the best on the market and cost £2.49.
Lidl also came out on top after its antipasti platter, vegan burger, sausage rolls and quiche won were crowned the best in each category.
The German discounter and the Co-op both won four awards, the most compared to any other supermarket.
The member owned supermarket was a favourite for brioche buns, coleslaw and vegetarian picnic pastry.
Tesco was crowned the tastiest store to pick up sausages, with its Fire Pit 7 Jumbo Cheesy BBQ Pork trumping other contenders.
The UK's biggest supermarket and Sainsbury's were named joint winners for the best place to pick up burgers.
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Meanwhile posh retailer Waitrose scooped the best award for hummus, while veggie burgers.
Lulu Grimes, managing editor of Good Food, said: 'It's fantastic to see so much variety and quality in this year's entries from all the supermarkets.
"The winning products really reflect the way people want to eat over the summer – with bold, punchy flavours and time-saving options, so you can spend more time outside enjoying the sunshine.'
Full list of taste test winners
Best Sausages Tesco Fire Pit 7 Jumbo Cheesy BBQ Pork Sausages (£4.75/595g)
Best Vegan Sausages Aldi Specially Selected Ultimate No-Pork Sausages (£2.49/270g)
Best Burger Buns Co-op Irresistible Soft & Buttery Brioche Buns (£1.95/4 pack)
Best Burgers (Joint Winners) Sainsbury's Taste The Difference Dry Aged Aberdeen Angus Burgers (£4.25/pack of 2) Tesco Finest Wild Garlic Beef Burgers (£4.50/pack of 2)
Best Veggie Burgers Waitrose Vegetarian Aubergine & Feta Burgers (£2.95/pack of 2)
Best Vegan Burgers Lidl Vemondo Vegan Burgers (£1.89/250g)
Best Meat or Fish Kebab Morrisons The Best Tandoori Chicken King Kebab
Best BBQ Hero for Entertaining (Meat or Fish) Aldi Specially Selected Coronation Chicken King Kebab (£5.49)
Best BBQ Hero for Entertaining (Fish or Seafood) Tesco Fire Pit Mango Coconut & Lime Fish Skewers (£3.75/6 skewers)
Best Coleslaw Co-op Irresistible Deliciously Rich Coleslaw (£1.95/300g)
Best Sausage Roll (Joint Winners) Co-op Irresistible Perfectly Seasoned Ploughman's Sausage Rolls (£3.50/4 pack) Lidl Chef Select Sausage Rolls (£1.69/360g)
Best Vegetarian Picnic Pastry Co-op Irresistible West Country Cheddar & Habanero Chilli Jam Pinwheels (£3.50/88g)
Best Picnic Centrepiece Lidl Deluxe Quiche – Maple Bacon (£2.99)
Best Sharing Bread Aldi Rosemary & Rock Salt Sharing Focaccia (£1.99/220g)
Best Antipasti Platter Waitrose No.1 Italian Grazing Platter (£10/380g)
Best Hummus Waitrose No.1 Extra Virgin Olive Oil Houmous (£2.75/170g)
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